Scroll and case



Jan. 15, 1963 H. M. MORITZ SCROLLAND CASE Filed June 9, 1960 IN V EN TOR.

SALESMAN'S REPORT- REMARKS CUSTOMER CITY 1 STATE ATTORNEY.

HAROLD M. MOR lTZ. BY

United States Patent 3,073,048 SCROLL AND CASE Harold M. Moritz, 1745 E. Lester St., Tucson, Ariz. Filed June 9, 1960, Ser. No. 34,955 1 Claim. (Cl. 40-85) This invention relates to improvements in flexible scrolls carried on spring actuated winding rollers in suitable cases or containers.

One of the main features of the invention resides in the novel construction of a spring actuated winding roller and case assembly. While such assemblies are generally old, none of them have been constructed with a view to facilitating the substitution of new data carrying flexible scrolls for existing or outdated scrolls without also replacing the case which contains the spring actuated Winding roller.

Accordingly, it is an object of my invention to provide a flexible scroll and spring actuated winding roller assembly which may be readily and easily installed in, or removed from the casing within which it is normally journaled for rotation.

Another object of the invention is to provide a spring actuated roller on which may be wound a combined map and report wherein a person may cover the territory indicated on the map, remove the spring actuated roller, fill out the report and mail the flexible scroll to his headquarters office.

Another object of the invention is to provide spring actuated rollers on which are wound flexible scrolls exhibiting roadmaps of a specified increment of a particular journey wherein said spring actuated rollers and flexible scrolls may be readily removed from their case by gasoline filling station attendants and exchanged for a like roller exhibiting the next increment of said journey.

Another object of the invention is to provide a convenient container for carrying diflerent types of data.

With these and other objects in view, the invention resides in certain novel construction, combination and arrangement of parts, the essential features of which are hereinafter fully described in the following specification, are particularly pointed out in the appended claim, and are illustrated in the accompanying drawing in which:

FIGURE 1 is an elevational view, partly in section, of my container and map illustrating the map strip in a pulled out position; 4

FIGURE 2 is an elevational view of a portion of the reverse side of the map strip of FIGURE 1 illustrating a sample of a report;

FIGURE 3 is a perspective view of a tubular housing employed in the device of FIGURE 1;

FIGURE 4 is a sectional view of one of the end caps used on the tube of FIGURE 3;

FIGURE 5 is a plan view, partly in section, of the cap of FIGURE 4;

FIGURE 6 is a sectional view of another of the end caps used on the tube of FIGURE 3;

FIGURE 7 is a plan view, partly in section, of the cap of FIGURE 6;

FIGURE 8 is a perspective view of the inner cylindrical member shown in FIGURE 1;

FIGURE 9 is a perspective view of a collet that cooperates with the member shown in FIGURE 8; and

FIGURE 10 is a front elevational view of a shaft and spring assembly of the device of the invention.

Referring to FIGURE 1, a spring actuated roller and case assembly is indicated generally by the numeral 19. The assembly 10 comprises a case 12 of tubular construction which includes an elongated slot 14 having notches 16 near the ends of one edge thereof, as shown in FIG- URE 3, a first end cap 17 (FIGS. 4 and 5), a second end cap 18 (FIGS. 6 and 7) and a flexible scroll 19 which is wound upon a spring actuated roller 20.

The roller 20 includes a shaft 21 having one end 22 press-fit into the end cap 18 and its other end 23 journaled in the end cap 17. A spring 24 is wound about the shaft 21 and includes a straight portion 25 adjacent the end 22 of the shaft 21 and a hooked portion 26 near the end 23 of the shaft (FIG. 10). A tubular housing 23 (FIG. 8) encompasses the shaft 21 and spring 24 and includes a notch 29 adapted to receive the hooked portion 26 of the spring 24. A collar 30 (FIG. 9) may be press-fit over the end of the housing 28 to retain the hooked portion 26 of the spring 24 in the notch 29. One edge of the flexible scroll 19 may then be attached to the housing 28 by any suitable adhesive and wound about the housing 28. The end 22 of the shaft 21 and the straight portion 25 of the spring 24 may then be pressed into the end cap 18. The scroll and spring actuated shaft assembly is inserted into the case 12 with the flexible sheet 19 disposed Within the slot 14.

An important feature of my invention resides in the fact that the shaft 21 and spring 24 may be assembled into the housing 28 and the collar 30 and end cap 18 installed without first putting the spring 24 under tension. When the scroll 19 and spring actuated shaft 20 are inserted into the case 12, as just described, the end cap 18 may be rotated to wind the spring 24.

The end cap 18 includes an annular recess 32 which will encompass the end of the case 12. A pin 34 is pressed through the wall of cap 18 into the annular recess 32 and engages one notch 16 in thelend of the case 12 to retain the cap 18 in place and prevent the scroll 19 from unwinding.

The end cap 17 is similar in construction to the cap 18, but includes a chamber 36 to receive the collar 30. The flexible sheet 19 may have a bound edge 40 to prevent it from disappearing into the case 12 through the slot 14.

The flexible sheet 19 may have a roadmap A drawn thereon which represents the territory to be covered by a traveling salesman in one day. The salesman may call on the clients B listed in the town shown on the map and at the end of the day, he may simply rotate the end caps 17 and 18 to remove the spring actuated roller 2t), scroll 19 and end cap 18, fill out his report C, and mail either the assembly to his home office or just the scroll 19. His home office, in turn, will have a new map and report available for the salesmans next days work.

While I have shown and described what I consider to be the most practical embodiment of my invention, I wish spring in said notch, whereby said spring can be put under tension by restraining said tubular housing against rotation while rotating said second cap when said one end of said shaft is journalled in said first cap.

References Cited in the file of this patent UNITED STATES PATENTS 447,983 Strong Mar. 10, 1391 971,319 Sheppard Sept. 27, 1910 1,065,295 Connors June 17, 1913 1,703,780 'Radke Feb. 26, 1929 1,728,649 Winter Sept. 17, 1929 2,188,612 Owens et al Jan. 30, 1940 

